Monterey Cliff Notes
I came here to the edge of the continent…
To hold nothing back, to cross all lines…
To scream my darkness unto strangers…
To release the stories that had defined…
My life, for so damn long…
That kept me in a choke hold that was oh so strong…
That had me spiraling out of control…
I had to talk like the devil was in my soul… Hey!…
I was talking like the devil was in my soul…
I hit the cushion with my saber, I lost all control…
And, oh my god, the things that come out of your lips…
When you’re desperate enough to speak your mind…
I came here to the edge of the continent…
To follow into battle a woman who became incontinent…
But carried on, despite embarrassment’s song…
Whispered in her, she showed no fear, no fear…
If not for her example, lord, I would not have gone all in…
I woulda left things on the table…
Left there convinced that I had sinned…
Before mankind, Before mankind…
I could’ve copped out easily…
No one would have known…
I could’ve hid in shadows…
But then I would not have grown…
Back toward the light, that still shines within…
That we have forgotten about…
I would’ve left there with seeds planted, baby…
Seeds of doubt…
And, I could not have that…
No, no, I could not have that…
No, no, I could not…
No, I could not…
No, I could not…
Could not…
Could not…
Ah… one, two, three, four…
Decision time came after other’s montages of pain…
The racket was placed within my hands…
With all the obligations that it demands…
I sweated, I cried, I made false starts…
But, in the end, I had to free my heart…
I had to be exposed to be consoled…
I had to talk like the devil was in my soul, hey…
I was talking like the devil was in my soul…
I hit the cushion with my saber, I lost all control…
And, oh my god, the things that come out of your lips…
When you’re brave enough to speak your mind…
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